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In 2005/2006, we spent the Christmas/New Year’s holidays on a group tour of Peru and Ecuador, a trip that included both the Galapagos and Machu Picchu. We arrived at Machu Picchu under cloudy skies threatening Read More …
Lima is one of those cities that tourists are often advised to spend as little time in as possible. If you are given that advice, ignore it. I’ve been to Lima briefly on two occasions Read More …
In 2009/2010, Lane and I spent Christmas and New Years cruising on the Pacific Princess. This was our first “big ship” cruise (at 900 passengers, most of our fellow cruisers considered it a small ship) Read More …
Ah, Lima. Once again I am leaving here with regret, leaving without being able to capture the essence of this place. I know my pictures will have an odd green-gray cast to them that I Read More …
Lima was once a center of wealth and power in South America and, as such, was crowded with fine colonial mansions. Earthquakes, time, and changing economic conditions have taken their toll and few of these Read More …
In Miraflores the upscale residential towers surge toward the coastline, halted just short of the ocean’s edge by the Parque del Amor – Love Park. The park was designed by the Peruvian artist Victor Delfín Read More …
We walk to the convent at the Church of Santo Domingo. While it is only a few short blocks from the plaza, I have not visited this place before and am surprised when we turn Read More …
One of my favorite places in Lima is the Plaza Mayor (also known as the Plaza de Armas). It is quiet here now, quiet different from the scene last night. This is the historic core Read More …
Back into Lima, this time straight to the city’s historic heart on a group tour that is to begin at the Monastery at the Church of San Francisco . . . which isn’t open yet. Read More …
Time to visit Lima’s historical center, our approach measured by the increasing grandeur of the buildings we pass. . . It is a holiday weekend and have been oddly empty throughout the day. Now, however, Read More …